Lasting-machine.



C! LASTING MACHINE. APPLICATION FILE) SEPT. 23, 1908.

Patented Nov-.2,1909

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'0. P. PYM. LASTING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 23, 1908.

Patented Nov. 2, 1909.

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C. E. PYM. LASTING MACHINE.

c. P. PYM.

LASTING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 2a, 1908.

Patented Nov..2,1909.

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WITNESSES C. P. PYM.

LASTING MAGHXNE. APPLIOATION FILED SEPT. 2s, 1908.

Patented Noi'. 2, 1909.

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#u i. w Smm A TTORNE VS U. F. PYM.

LASTING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT.23, 1908. 938,51 3. Patented Nov. 2, 1909.

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LASTING MACHINE.

APPLIoATIoN IILBD SEPT. 2s, 190s.

Patented Nov. 2, 1909.

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IN VEN TOR W1 TNESSES C. F. PYM.

LASTING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED smnzs, 1908.

Patented Nov. 2, 1909.

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CHARLES r. :emmer ESSEX, ONTARIO, CANADA, assisteert or cnn-HALF ae Karawane. BROTHERS Go., or DETROIT, MrCHGAn, is oonrorterroiv ,OF Miserie/in'.

Lastima-MACHINE.'

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Beit knoivn that I, CHARLES F. PYM, subject of the King of Great Britain, residing at Essex, in the county of Essex and Province of Ontario, Dominion ofCanada, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Lasting-Machines, of Which the following is a specification, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawings.

This invention relates to improvements in lasting?7 machines and more particularly -to that class of lasting' machines of which LettersPaten-t numbered 882,018 issued to me March 17, 1908, is an example.

The object of this invention is to perfect, simplify and cheapen the construction of such machines, and to provide certain new and Vusefulfeatures, allgas hereinafter more fully described, reference being had to the accompanying"drawings' in Which- Figure 1 is a side elevation of a machine embodying' the invention vand showing the parts in first or open position Fig. 2, a

similar enlarged view of the machine Wit-h parts broken away to show the construction and with the mechanism in second position;l Fig. 3 is a like vievv with the parts in third position and with other parts broken away to further disclose tl'e construction; Fig. TT' is a diagram of the presser cam; Figs. 5 6, 7, 8, 9,..10, and 11 are similar views of the spreader cani,'\vipercont1ol cani, rocker cam, push cam, jack cam, insole cam, and wirer cam, respectively; Fig. 12 is a diagram showing` a wiper-control Wheel to be substituted for the cam shown in Fig. 6, when the machine is used in the manufacture of turned shoes; Fig. 13 is a similar view of a substitute push cam to be used when the Wheel shown in Fig. 12 is used;

Fig'. 141 is a plan View of the machine; Fig.

15 is a detail showing the -Wipers and their operating levers in plan view-and in open position; Fig. 1G, al similar view showing the wipers in closed position; Fig. 17 is a perspective View of one of said operating' levers; Fig. 18 is a similar view of the Wipers, detached Fig. 19`is a detail showing in section .the i'v-ipers and adjacent parts-'and the clamping' and insole members, saidmem'bers heilig in first position; Figs. 20 and 21 vare like details' showing the parts in seeond. and third lpositions, respectively;-

Fig.. '22 is a sectional .detail of the avire'r; Fig. 23,?. plan view of t'fhe same.; F1gs. 24

Spec-oa'tionfof Letters Patent Application filed September 23, 1908. Serial No. 454,@3.

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and 25 are details showing the hold-down Klinger` of the Wirer in end and side elevation,-

tive view vof ,the clam ing; mechanism and adjacent parts; Fig. 2 a similar View olf the same looking at the rear side thereof and showing. the insole fingers; Fig. 428 is a perspective det-ail of the insole fingers 'and carrying head; and Fig. .2,9 'is an enlarged, perspective view Lof one of .the clamping lingers detached.

As shown 'in the drawings, 1 is a suitable pedestal provided with a Ehead having a table 2 upon which are secured brackets 3 near its rear edge, each formed With-two mitted from .the driving shaft to the driven -or countershaft by .means .of a pinion 6 on the former shaft in mesh with a gear 7 on" proportion of three to one so that one revolucountershaft but one-third of a revolution. A suitable belt pulley 8 is mounted loosely upon the end of the driving shaft and pro vided with any Well know-n form of roller 10 secured to the driving shaft has a -lugg adapted to be engaged vby a dog 11 to Stoa the shaft at the end of each revolution, sal' afoot lever (not shown).

Secured upon the eounters'haft is a cam Wheel l13 having an internal cam groove 14 engaged by a roller 1.5 on the tailend of a rocker-bar 16 which is pivoted intermediate its ends upon a shaft 17 supported in bearing brackets secured upon' the table 2 near its forward edge. This rocker-bar is formed which is moved longitudinally t erein by a roll 19 engaging an internal cam groove 2O pivotedto said bar one end and forked at its opposite end to embrace the shaft 5 and slide thereon. A post' 23 is securedto the their lpoint of intersection, are the crossed `levers21, the forwardends of which are slotted inw-'ard from their inneradjacent edges for-mino a pochette 'receive he `Wipers 25. These sleo'ts are semi-circular in form,

the latter, which pinion and gear are i n the -clutch located in Aits hub casing 9. A Wheel in a cam Wheel 21, said rollbeing carried by an extension 22 of the push-bar which is forward end of the push-bar and pivotaliy.. attached .te the lower end of said post atA respectively; Fig. 26 is an enlarged perspec bearings, one for al drive shaft t 21nd the other for a countershaft 5. Motion is transtion ofthe driving shaft will turn the dogl being,- released by ,a rod 1 2 attached to i with a guidevvay for a sliding ushfbar 18 projecting too far over the wipers when said and easily detached if desired the lower end of the post by a stem 30 lower screw-threaded end of the stem forces 4upon said bar 37 between the ear 38 and a i the inclination ofthe slots in said plate, to

Seid wipers are positively opened. by pro sgi their inner 'edge or bottoni being curved and l the inner edges 26 ot the levers are similarly curved or cut away to prevent them from wipers are closed y Thel wipers consist or" two curved platesl 27 pivotally attached at one end to a con* necting plate 28, said plates allv being provided with an inner formed edge to conform to the shape of the heel or toe of the shoe being lasted, and with an outer curved. edge approximating the curve o1 the bottom ot the slots in the levers. lVhen closed, these wipers will closely conform to the shape of. the toe or heel of the shoe regardless of its width as the"eonnecting plate 28 is adapted l to engage and wipe the shoe at the extreme end orpoint of its heel or toe. Said wipers are loosely held within said slots bysprings 29 secured to the ends ot the levers and engaging at their tree ends, notches in the ends of the wiper plates 27. The wipers are thus free to turn, shift or slide within their slots to adjust themselves to tneheel or toe of the shoe being operated upon and may be quickly The levers 2d are pivotally attached to' on said post passing through said levers7 a large washer 3 1 on the stem above said levers and a similar washer 32 below,engaging a shoulder on the stennserving as guide bearings for said levers, anda nut on the the lower washer against said shoulderand secures' thelevers and washers thereon. To take the heavy thrust of the wipers so that they will more readily adjust themselves in their slots and be more easily. closed by the levers, a thrust. pin is secured to the' washers at their forward side, said pin passing through notches'in said. levers in a position to 'be engaged by the vrear edge of the connecting plate 28 ont the .wipers and forming a lined step therefor. vThe said plate is thus held by said pin from being forced intov contact with the bottom of its slot, lessening friction and increasing the leverage or' the operating levcrs'to close the. wipers. .i

The .rearwardly extending endsof the levers 24 are connected by a plate 34' havingrv forwardly converging slots through which' pins or rolls 36 on. the levers extend and slide freely, and to this plate is secured the torward end of a bar 37 which extends rear wardly and slides freely 'through openings in ears 38 and 39 on the lower side of the rocher-bar. A coiled spring' i() is sleevedv collar il adjustably secured' upon the loar,.to normally hold said bar the' 34 moved rearwardly/'and thusg by reeson or' yieldingly hold the wipers in closed position.

vthe wiper-control barupon the 2lwhich is engaged'b f a. roll 43 caru l viding an outside cam-surface 4t2 wheel .ried by a bracket All adjustably secured upon the rear end of the bar 37. The spring-40 ,holds the roll 4.3 in Contact with its cam and as the cani is turned, the bar and plat-"e are forced forward against the action ot' said spring, spreading the rear end s ofthe crossed levers apart and positively. opening the wipers. The torce with which the spring Ll0 will close the wipers upon the work is regulated by adjusting the Acollar 4:1, and the distance which the wipers will be closed may be changed by adjusting the bracket 44 along the bar 37. i l The push-bar l18 with itsppost andpivotally attached levers carrying the wipers, and 37 are all carried by and rock with the rocker-bar 16 las' is also a push-barl e5 which slides in a guideway provided 'therefor in the rocker-bar at one side of and parallel with the push-bar 18. @n the rear end of the said bar l5 is a roll 46 engaging a second outside cam surface 47 on the wheel. 2l and to its forward end is secured a vertical guide sleeve or bearing 48 for a vertically movable post Q which is held from'turning therein by a pin 50 extending through a slot in the sleeye. .Said post is provided with a head 5l .at its lower end formed with suitable bearings for the vertical stems 52 of the clamping lingers 53, which fingers project forwardly from .the lower ends of said stems and when said head is lowered, are adapted to engage the upstandingedge of a shoe the same between them and said edges. upper ends ot the stems 52 are each provided upper and clamp j the formed .edges of the wiper plates, said fingers being curved to conform to the curve of The with a rearwardly anddaterally extending' arm 5st, which arms are normally held spread apart by sprmgs rattached tothe head, to normally hold said clamping lingers turned toward each'otheig'or in closed po' sition.. The fingers are opened to spread the edge of the shoe upper outward over the edgeiofthe wipers, by the engagement of the arms 54- with orwardly ext-ending di verging plates 56 secured upongeach sideof the post 23 byjbolts 57 passing loosely through openings inY the plates and screwed into screw-threaded openings in'tlie post, said plates being yieldingly by coiled springs 58 sleeved on said bolts, and beingwprevented fromy turning on the bolts by their engagement at their lower edges with the washer 3le The roll 4G is held in contact with its cam 'by a coiled spring 59 sleeved upon ar ,rod 6G pivotally attached at one end to the forward eud of the barl and extended through a guide block (5l pivotally attached tothe post 23,

held against the post said spring being interposed between said y hloclt and suitable adjusting nuts on vthe justably secured.

' edge down upon the last against any possifree end of the rod. When the reduced side of said cam is turned opposite the roll, said spring 59 operates to slide the .bar rearwardly carrying the head 31 toward the post 223 and bringing the arms Si into contact with the inner sides of the inclined ends ot' the plates 56, thus turning the arms toward each other and spreading the clamping fingers. if theresistance oifered by the work to the opening of the fingers is SLuiiCieiit, the springs 58 will yield, permitting said plates to slide out on their Ibolts, and breakage of the parts will be prevented.

Pivoted intermediate its ends upon theshaft 17 is a rocker-bar 62 haying ar'oll'63 on its rea-r end to engage an outside earn G4 on the' cani shaft, a spring 65 beingprovided to hold the bar with its roll in Contact with the cani, and pivotally attached to the forward end of said rocker-bar is a short arm (5(3 formed with a bearing sleeve within which a downwardly extending rod 67 is ad- Upon the lower end of said rod is a rearwardly extending head 68 to which two forwardly extending ingers G9 are pivtally attached and these fingers are curved to conform substantially to the outline of the heel or toe of a sole upon the last and are formedwith vertical outer sides and slanting or cut-away inner sides to form a thin lower edge' adapted to engage the sole along its edge outside its lip and hold said bility of its being wiped up or turned -back by the wipers in the process ofA lasting. ,Springs 70 normally hold the fingers spread. o'r inopen position but they are closed to conform to the shape of the sole by engage- .ment with the' clamping fingers lwhen the head is lowered, bringing said lingers into theplane of the clamping fingers, and then moved rearwardly. .These sole engaging iingers thus automatically adjust themselves to t the different sizes and shapes of heels and toes and engage the sole close to its edge to hold it r'mlydown upon the last/while they shoe upper is being wiped up. A. spring 71 secured to the forward end of the rocker-bar G2 exerts a force to normally hold the arm (S6 turned and the head 68 on therod 67 in engagement with the clampin head 51.

Said clamping ,headis formed with a shoul der F2-at its rear side beneath which the head 68 engages and when said sole member is raised by the rocking olf the bar 62, its head engages said shoulder and lifts the clamping member` and when the sole member is lowered, the clamping memberfalls also, a spring-73 being'secu-red to the rocker 16 with its free end engaging ,the upper end of the post 49 to force said post downward through its socket and bring theclamping fingers into engagement with the work. The partsare so proportioned that the clamping fingers engage and clamp the shoe upper to .the wipers before the sole member has finished its downward movement, and thus, -as shown in Fig. 2,. the head 68 leaves the shoulder 7 2, continuing downward after the head lvis sto pedby the engagement of its lingers with t 1e work, so that upon the raising of the sole meniberor hold-down, its iingers will be lifted a short distance, enough to clear the lip of the sole before its head willengage and lift the clamping head. y

A rocker-bar 74 is pivoted intermediate its ends upon the-shaft 17 and is provided at its rear end with a roll 7 5 to engage an outside cam 76 on the Cani shaft, a spring being attached to the bar to hold theroll in contactwith its cam.` At its forward end said rocker-bar is formed with guide bearings fora vertically extending bar having a presser foot 77 at its lower end provided with teeth to'engage the sole of the shoe being lasted. A coiledsprng 78 sleeved on the bar between said bearings yieldingly holds the foot downward and'collars 7 9 said presser foot near its lower end is a presser-arm 81 extending rearwardly therefrom and formed with teeth to engage the shoe sole near the end of its toe or heel. A tail-piece on' the presser-arm' extends -forwardly and upwardly from its pivot and a screw-threaded bolt 82 pivotally attached at one end to the presser-foot, passes through an open-ing in the upper end of the ltail. piece and. is provided with a thumb-nut to engage said tail-piece, so that by turning the nut the presser-arm is rocked upon its pivot to adjust its Contact end relative to the contact end' of the foot, f

Theshoe and last upon 'which the shoe to. i

be lasted is secured, are held in position for presser-foot and presser-arm by a jack consisting of a post S3 mounted'in guide bear- `ings upon a casting 8l adjustably secured to engage an outside cam surface 87 upon the cam wheel 13. The post 83 which is adapted to slide in its bearings, is yieldingly held in raised position by a coiled spring 88 sleeved thereon between an adjusting thimble 89 in the lower bearing and a collar 90 on the post below the upper bearing. The tension of the spring may be adjusted by the thimble and the collar forms a stop to limit the `upward vmovement of the post83 and determine the position of the supporting head ons'eat 91 for the last relative to .-theflippers, which,

lasting and firmly clamped against the ist - presser toot and -tlie wipers. the casting ist vprovided tohold the shaft the arin 9S is seat is pivotally att-ached to lthe upper endv f the 'post to give the last the desired inclinationyby set-screws 92 extending through screw-threaded openingsv 4in the post into engagement with the under side ofthe-seat near its forward and rear ends. To provide for the adjustmentvo' the seat laterally and forwardly and rearwardly relative to the 'attachedto the rocker-bai-B by providing ,it with a stub shaft to engage a socket on the end of sain bar, a set-screw9i being in its socket and' peri'nit the `saine to be turned or adjusted longitii'dinallytherein. v

' To automatically draw a wire around the toe of the lastvupon the laid over and formed down portion or' the shoe-upper adjacent to its edge, a supporting bracket 95 is secured to a convenient stationary part of the inachine with its forward end beneath the toe ot the last when said last is clamped by the jack in position for lasting; rlfhe forward end of said bracket- `jtor1ns a bearing for a vertical stud to the Alower end of whicln' beneath the brackett a pinionll is secured and vupon the upper end of which are the vertical ea-rs 9T 'between' which an upwardly extend ing arm 9S is pivoted by a bolt passing through vertical slots 99 in the ears. .i spring 100 between saidv ears engagingthe arm normally hoidsthe saine lifted with its pivot bolt in the upper ends of the slots. The upper end of thearni 98 is .formed-with a bore to receive a pin 101 on a suitable head 102 having a forwardly extending bill provided with a guide groove for thesecuring wire. In the bore beneath said pin is, a

.coiled spring 103 to normally hold the head raised andin operation to toijcethe .bill up against the under side of the ipers 'so that the wire will be guided to place upon the wiped over edge ,ot the upper. The head is prevented from turning upon'tliearm-and limited iii its .lifting movement by any suit'- abie means such as a small pin,10't in the pin -101 engaging a slot iii-the arni, and 10ol is provided to turn the said ears 97 and normally the guide bill into contact with Mounted upon an a spri ng a'rni on 'the upper end of a suitable tension device 10G for the wire.

The pinion 9 6 is rotated to turn the arm 98 by a sector 107 95 and actuated in timed relation to the movement of the wipers and other 'parts of the' machine by a'connecting rod 108 attached thereto at one end and at its opposite end to theiower end of a-'iever 109 pivot,-

ally supported intermediate its ends and providedat its opposite end with a roll said arm in position to receive .Y arm and its guide head be held outcf the way so as not to interfere with the insertionl jthe roll 19 arm 93 between force the end otl Jthe toe.l

pivoted upon the bracket engaging an outside cam 111 `.on the camshaft. Willen said cam ac tuates the sector, 98 is turnedfrom'a point at one side of and some distance from the end 'of the toe to a point at theopposite side ot the toe adjacent to a tack driven into the sole vto which tack the wire is to be secured, andthe wireis thus guided to place completely about the'toe. It is desirable, when the parts are alast, that'the wier of said last,`and to so hold the arm, a finger 112 is securcdto thev bracket 95 infsuch a position and is so formed that when the'arm is turned back after drawing the wire- `around the toe, said arm will engagevbeneath the end'of said ngerand by reason of vthe slantingprojecting portion of .said iinger, .saidv arm will be turned downward on its pivot-,' swinging its upper end' outward away from thewipers and last.

In Figs. 4 to 1l inclusive,A the several actuating arms are diagrammatically- 1llus- A trated ..sho wing their relation to' each other .wlien'the rolls engaging the cams are in the positions 'indicated by the dotted lines' marked a, o and c or the three positions in which the machine is designed to be stopped by the dog 11 'during each cycle of operation. 1When the parts are in the position shown in cated by contact-with thefsmall part of its cani; the

wipers are in their lowered'position, the roll 15 on the rocker-bar being inthe concentric vFig. 1, the rolls are in' .thepositions'inditheflinesaand the parts are at rest with the jack lowered, the roll 86 being in part of its cam groove; the push-bar carryf ing the wipers is in its rearinost position,4 being in the innermost part of its cam groove5the push-bar 15 is projected j to its' forward position against the action of .thefspring .16 with theilargeipart of its cam; carrying 'theclamping the engagement ot' its roll head a'way from the plates 50 -llO and permitting the clamping fingers to close; Y

the rockerbar 62 is rocked by the engagement of its roll 68 with the smallest portion of itjs cam, to raise'the forward end of the bar its highest position, thus raising the sole {hold-down head and its fingers and by the engagement of said head with the shoulder on the clamping head, raising and holding the clamping head and its fingers away from the wipers; and the roll 75 on the presser-bar is Ain contact with the reduced side of its vcani so that the presser-foot and presser-arm' are raised. The parts are thus opened up to givefree access in putting the shoe with its last in place with the edge ot the upper brojecting upward adjacent to the forming e ge of the wipers.

dien the operator starts the machine by' act-aiding the dog 11 to release the wheel 10 essere .bar 45 is at once moved rearwardly lby its' spr1ng59, bringing the arms on the clamping fingers 53 into contact with the plates head and .ward y,clo sing the wipers upon the heel or toe of the shoe with a yielding pressure. These. movements have taken' place duringonerev tation Aof the power shaftand when stoppedgradually reduced so that t `e insole control,

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the increasing diameter of the cam, to lower lto more and more .firmly engage theedge of the sole. As soon as the edge of the shoe upper is clamped,.the jack is raised by the engagement of the roll 86 with the large portion of its cam and the last is firmly clamped i between' it and the presser-foot and presser-v arm, and the'reduced'poition of the cam 42 then comes opposite the -roll 43, permitting,

the s ring 40 to move the plate 34' rearbf the dog'll, theparts are in the osition s own in Fig. 2 wlth the cam rolls 1n post While the machineis at rest in position b,

. the operator'fastens the securing wire to a tack c r1ven into the shoe sole. The machine is then again started and'duringthis rotation of the power shaft and the turning of the camsfrom'position b. to c, the wipers are 'rocked t their' uppermost position by the cam 14 and then lowered to their lowest posi# tion, at 'the'same time beinggradually moved forwnrdby the cam 20 to the limit of their forward movement. While gripping- `the heel or toe, the wipers are 'thus raised, wiping the leather and. .by' reason 'of beingV clamped to the 4edgeofthe wipers it is also stretched to eliminate fall wrinkles. The for# ward 'movement assist-s in thewiping and when the wipers are raised abovethe sole, it projects them thereover, said wipers at the Sametime bein automatically closed bysaid spring 40.

the cam 64 permits the rocker-bar to rock and raise the sole fingers 69 suticiently so that they will notstrlke and injure the lip of the insole,`this upward movement taking place without raising the clamping fingers, owing to the previous lowering of the head 68 out of contact with the shoulder on the head 51. From this poin `the cam 64 is embodying the head 68, will continue to raise und by the contact of said head with said v hen the wipers are 'raisedYA above the shoe sole and start to project 'over the edge of the same, a sIight reduction in shoulder of' the clamping head, raise the clamping fingers. During the early part of 'the turning of the cams from position to c, the presser-foot is forcedvdownward slightly by its' cam 76V to more firmly clamp the last, and at the end of this movement, a projec-v ltion' on said cam forces the presser-foot still fart-lier downward, compressing the spring 88 of the jack slightly, and relieving'the pressure between the edge of the wipers and the last to permit the securin wire tobe drawn beneath said edge 4of t e wipers to hold thev laid-over edge ofthe upper in place.

between the wipers and last is relieved, to turn the wirer vquickly around the toe and lay the'wire in plaoe,said wirer arm being held in the position to which it is turned by the stopping of the machine in position c andv Athe operator is thus given time to secure the wire to a tack in the sole before the last is released 'from the machine. Just as position c is reached, the push-bar 45 is moved' forward by its cam to carry the clamping fingers forward and permit them to close,

\ andthe bar 35 is thrustforward by the cam 42mo'ving the plate 34 forward land positively opening the wipers.

During the turning of the cams from position 0 to a the parts are returned to the position shown in Eig. 1 or open position, thus releasing the laste'd shoe and the cycle of operationis completed with the parts in position to receive another last.

When the' machine is bein4 used 'upon turned work, the wheel 113 sown in Fig. .12 is substituted for the cam wheel 21 and the cam 114 shown in Fig. 13 forthe cam 20 'i so that the push-bar 45 will be held from being moved rearwardly by its spring to close the wipers upon the'heel or toe of ythe shoe and said wipers will remain open until the push cam moves the push-bar forward, which and thus the VWipers are prevented from engaging the. rojecting edge of the solef of the f turned s oe and wiping it up. Havin thus fully described my invention what I c aim is: v

1.. n a machine of the character described` .wipers adapted to embracethe heel" or toe of a shoepower means for movin said'wip ers,I and means fonautomatica ly closing the'wipers in timed relation to their other movement and inde end-ent thereof.

' 2. In amachine o the character described, means for supporting a last, wi ers adapted toV engage the heelor toe of a oot or shoe upon the last, means for chaiviging the'relative positions ofthe last-support and wipers, means for imparting a reciprocating movement to the wlpers to project the same over the sole of the boot'or shoe, and means operating independently of and in timed' relation to the, movement the reciprocating -Thecam 111 operates justas the pressure ioo :movement will close the wipers over the sole, i'

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means to cause the Wipers to close upon the heel or toe below the sole and Wipe the upper up and over the edge of the sole.

f3. In a lasting machine, Wipers, means for imparting a reciprocating movement to said IWipers, means for opening and closingsaid hold the said Wipers closed upon the heel or y toe during the yprocess of lasting, and means for positively opening said'wipers against the action of said yielding means.

5. In a machine of the character described,

Wipers adapted to embrace the heel or toe of a boot or shoe, means for automatically moving said Wipers, a spring to close said Wipers upon the heel 'or toe and yieldingly hold the same in closed position, and means operating in timed relation to the means for moving said Wipers to control the operation of said spring. v-

6. In a machine ofthe character described, Wipers adapted to embrace the heel or toe of a boot or shoe, means for automatically moving said Wipers, a spring to close the Wipers upon the heel or toe and yieldingly hold the same closed upon'the Work during the lasting operation, and means operating in timed relation t0 the means for moving the Wiper,

to permit the spring to close said Wipers and operating to positively open said Wipers against the actionof said spring.

7. In a machine of the character described, Wipers adapted to engage the heei or toe of a shoe, means forautomatically moving said Wipers, means operating independently of adaptedA to engage and said meansand in timed relation thereto for opening the wipers, and means for yieldingly closing the Wipers.

8. In a machine of the character described, means for laying over the edge of an upper upon alast in the process ol lasting, a clamping member to hold the said edge, a solemember to engage a shoe sole along its edge adjacent to said clamping member and lift said clamping member, and means operating in timed relation to ,the movementr` of the layingover means to lift said sole-member into engagement With the clamping member and to lift said clamping member therewith.

9. In a' machine of the character described, means for laying over the edge of an upper upon a last in the process of lasting, a vertically movablg clamping member, a spring to move said member into clamping position, a sole-member adaptedl to 'engage a shoe sole along its edge and projecting beneath a ing said fingers into with the sole in timed relation to the movemeansoperating in timed relationto -the movement ot' the laying-over` means forV moving said sole-member to raise the saine out or the path of the laying-over means and into engagement ivith the shoulder on.,

the clamping member to raise said member out or clamping position.

l0. I n a machine ot the character described, means i'or laving over the edge of i the upper upon alast in the process ot lasting, pivoted fingers to engage the shoe sole at its edge and hold the same down upon the last, and means for automatically movand out of engagement ment of the laying-over means.

ll. In a machine of the character described,-\vipers, means orprojecting said wipers over the edge of a shoe sole in the process of lasting, movable curved fingers to engage a slice sole along its edge, holding said iingerls in extended posit-ion', and means for automatically raising and a sole-member. having means for -normally .4

lowering said fingers in timed relation to the movement of the Wipers.

12. In a machine of the character -described, pivotally connected having curved outer edges, levers for actuating said plates each termed with a pocket to receive the said curved outer edges of the plates said plates 'being adapted to be adj usted in said pockets the Work therewith, and means for actuating said levers.

13. -In a machine ot 'the character described, pivotally connected Wiper plates, crossed levers pivoted. together at their inters'ectionnnd having slots in their adjacent edges at one end forming a pocket to receive the outer edges of the plates, which plates are adapted to be ad'viusted by the engagement oik the Work therewith, said edges being curved and the bottom of' said slots being correspondinglg7 curved, and means ior actuating said levers.

il. In a machine of the character described, pivotall'i,v7 connected wiper plates, means lor actuating said plates permitting a irce'niovement of the pates independently of said actuating means, and means for preventing the rearward movement of the pivotally connected ends ol' the. plates relative to said actuating' means.

lin-In a machine of the characterdescribed, pivotally connected wiper plates, means tor actuating said Wipersfto close the same upon the Work, and a fixed stop toengage the outer side of said Awipers near their,

connecting pivot and prevent the rearward movement of the pivotally connected ends of ysaid plates relativeto the actuating means.

16. In a machine ofthe character described, pivotally connected freelymovable Wiper plates by the engagement' ot wiper plates adapted tobe moved by the engagement of the-work therewith, means for carrying and actuating said wiper plates permitting a free movement ot' said'plates.

thereon and engaging 'each plate near its free end to turn said plates upon their piroted connection, and a stop rai-med independentlyl of the actuating means to engage i y crossed levers formed at one end with pockets to receive t-he outer ed nes oftlie plates within which pockets said p ates are adapted to be freely adjusted by the engagement of the work therewith, mea-ns for actuating-the levers to open and lclose the wi ers, and av fixed stop engaging the rear et ge of said plates near'their pivotal connection.

:18. In a machine of the character described, wiper plates, crossed levers for ac.-

l tuatinO said plates formed with slots to receive t e outer edges ofthe plates and means for yieldingly holding Dsaid plates in'said slots and permitting the same to bemoved freely therein -by the engagement'of the work therewith. i

19. 1n a machine of the character de-V edges at one end to receive the outer -edges of the plates, and means-for retaining said plates in-said slots and permitting-the same to slide longitudinally therein to adjust themselves to the Work.

'20. In a machine of the character de-- scribed, /pivotedwiper-plates, means for actuating said wipers, crossed levers to open and close said plates, a push-bar, means connecting said bar and the ends of said levers to actuate the levers, and power actuating means to engage and move said bar in timed relation to the means -for actuating said wipers.

21. In a machine of the character described, pivoted Wipers and means for rais-4 push-bar attached to said connecting means,

and a cam to move said bar in timedrelation to the raising and lowering movement of the Wipers. f

'22.,In a machine of the character, described, Wipers having formed edges to engage the heel or toeof' ashoe, clamping fingers each having a pivot stem .at one end, an arm on each stem, means to engage the arms to turn the fingers in one irection, and springs to tgr said fingers in the opposite dlrection.

253. In a machine of the character 'described, wipers having formededges to ening, a head onthc lower-- end of the post, a

4spring to Vnormallylf 1 spring.

`toe to guide the Wire to place.

gage the heel or toe of a shoe,.1ncans for actuating saidl wipers, clamping means toY engage the edge of a shoe upper, means for reciprocating' the clamping means independently of and in timed vrelation to the wipers, separate means for engaging a shoe sole along its edge, and means for simultaneously raising said sole engaging means and said clamping means inLtimed relat1o'n to the reciprocating movement. 25. In a machine of the character described, pivotally connected wiper-plates and means; for clampin the edge of a shoe upper to the'edg'eof tie wiper-.plates consisting of a reciprocable bar having a bearing at one end, a post slidable in said bea-rhold the post lowered, 95 curved cla'mpn igers pivot-ally attached to the head, an `means ,for raising the post in its bearing against the action of said 26. In a machine of the character described, in combination with means for laying-over the edge o'f an upper of a. boot or shoe upon a last inthe process of lasting, of means movable about the heel or toe. of said boot or slioe'uponf'saidlast in contact-.therewith to guide a wire into engagement with the laid-over edge of the upper, and means vfor actuating said means.

` 27. In a v Inacljiine f ci the character described, in combination with means for laying 'over the edgeof the upper of a boot or shoe upon aA last in the process or" lasting, of a wire guide, andnieans for moving said guide around the heel or toe of said boot. or shoe and causing the same 'to substantially follow the outline of' said h eel oi' toe. 28. In a machine of the character described, in combination with means for laying 'over the edge of theupper of a boot or shoe upon a-last in the process of lasting, of a guide arm, means for actuating said arm to carry a Wire about the heel or toe of the shoe, and means for causing-said arm to substantially follow the outline of the heel or 29. In a machine of the character idescribed, in combination with means for laying over the edge of the upper of a boot or shoe upon a. last in the process of lasting, of 'an oscilla-tory guide, means forcausmg said lZOA scribed, in combination with means for laying'ovei' the edge of the upper of a boot or shoe upon a last iii-the process of lasting, of a Wire guide, means for holding said guide 4 in Contact With the shoe heelor toe, and

means foi' moving said guide about the same. I 32. In a machineof the character described, yin combinationwith means for laying over the edge of the upper of a boot or shoe upon a last in the process of lasting, oi a guide, means for normally holding said guide in engagement with the shoe heel or toe, and means-for turning said guide.

- '33. In a machine'7'0f the character described, in combination with' ine'ans for laying ovei.l the edge of the upper of a boot or shoe upona last in the process of lasting, of a guide Aarm pivoted lto swing to substantially followthe outline of the shoe heel or toe, and means or turning said `arm to move the same around s aid heel or toe.

34. Ina machine of the character described,'the c'ombinationwitli means for laying over. the edge of a shoe upper upon a lastin the processlof lasting, of an arm supported at one end to turn with Aits opposite end adjacent toand following substantially the outline of said heel or toe to guide a y Wire around the same, and means for turnscribed, in combination with means for laying said arm. A

Im a machine of the character deing over the edge 'of the upper ofa boot or shoe upon ,a last infthe processof lasting,

fan oscillatory guide arm having a guide' for a W'ire, at one end andvpivoted near its opposite end to swingas it is oscillated an permit its guide end. to substantially follow the outline of the shoe toe or heel, `and means for oscillating said arm.

36. In a machine "of the character de-' scribed, in combination- With means for laying over the edge of theupper of a'boot or ing'over the edge of the upper of a boot or shoe upon a last in the process of lasting, of

ar guide arm turnable upon a vertical axis and pivoted to turn upon a horizontal axis,

means for turningsaid arm upon. its horizoiital axis to bring its guide lend adjacent to the shoe heel or toe andmeans for turning said arm lupon its, vertical axis.

37. In a machine oi" the character described, in combination with means for laying ovei'the edge of the upper of a boot or shoe upon a lastin the process of lasting, of a pivotcd guide member, means for permitting said member to move toward and from the shoe heelor toe, means tor yieldingly holding said arm against said heel or toe, and means 1cor turning said member. i

38. In a machine of vthe character described, the combination With means for laying over the edge `of a shoe upper upon a last in the process of lasting, of. an armA .mounted to turn upon a vertical airis and pivoted to turn upon a horizontal axis near its lower end, means for yieldingly holding said arm turned upon its'horizont'al axis with its upper end engaging the shoe heel or toe, and means tor turning said arm upon its verticallaxis in timed relation to the 'pmovement ot' thelaying-over means.,

39;'In al machine ot the character de-A scribed, the combination with means for laying-over the 'edge of a shoe upper( upon a last in 'the-process of lasting, of asupport having a bearing belovt7 the plane of theheel or toe of the shoe being lasted, a stud 'in `said bearing, an' arm pivoted t said stud, a 'Wire guide upon the upper end of said arm, a spring to normally hold said arm with its guide engaging the shoe heel or toe,

and means for turning said stud to actuate the arm iii timed relation to the movement of the laying-over means.

40. In a machine of' the character described, tlie combinationl with means for laying-over the edge of a shoe upper upon a. ylast in the process of lasting, of an linclined member, means for carrying said member around the shoe heelor .toe With its guide end adjacent to said heel or toe and for maintaining suctiinclination of said; Amember relative to the shoe, and means for-A actuating said carrying means.

in presence of two Witnesses.

. CHARLES F. PYM.

In testimony' whereof I aflix my signature Witnesses: v

y LEWIS E. FLANDERS,

Orro BA RTI-inn. 

